Committee to Protect Journalists - Tunisiatag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://12015-07-23T19:24:50ZMovable Type Pro 6.1.1Tunisia charges editor with complicity in terrorist attacktag:cpj.org,2015://1.258662015-07-23T19:19:42Z2015-07-23T19:24:50ZNew York, July 23, 2015--Tunisian authorities should drop charges against an editor accused of complicity in the June 27 terrorist attack on Sousse beach that killed at least 39 people, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Nour Edine Mbarki was charged in connection with publishing a photograph of a...Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, July 23, 2015--Tunisian authorities should drop charges against an editor accused of complicity in the June 27 terrorist attack on Sousse beach that killed at least 39 people, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Nour Edine Mbarki was charged in connection with publishing a photograph of a car that purportedly transported the gunman. The case comes as journalists face heightened legal threats and restrictions in the country.]]>
Treating the Internet as the enemy in the Middle Easttag:cpj.org,2015://1.245462015-04-27T15:01:45Z2015-04-22T21:04:58Z The snow and freezing temperatures that struck Saudi Arabia unexpectedly in December 2013 were newsworthy in a desert kingdom better known for its extreme heat. But the fact that the ensuing power outages at a regional prison left prisoners without power or heat for nearly a week was apparently...Courtney C. Radsch

The snow and freezing temperatures that struck Saudi Arabia unexpectedly in December 2013 were newsworthy in a desert kingdom better known for its extreme heat. But the fact that the ensuing power outages at a regional prison left prisoners without power or heat for nearly a week was apparently off-limits to reporters.

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Attacks on the Press in 2013: Tunisiatag:cpj.org,2014://1.228412014-02-12T06:01:29Z2014-05-12T03:27:38ZTunisia, the country that inspired uprisings across the Middle East, continues to struggle to realize the aspirations of its own revolution, including the guarantee of press freedom. Journalists were attacked while covering protests, and several reported receiving death threats in relation to their criticism of the ruling party. The government...Committee to Protect Journalists
Tunisia, the country that inspired uprisings across the Middle East, continues to struggle to realize the aspirations of its own revolution, including the guarantee of press freedom. Journalists were attacked while covering protests, and several reported receiving death threats in relation to their criticism of the ruling party. The government created a draft constitution, which local press freedom groups criticized as falling short of international press freedom standards. The final draft was pending in late 2013 as the constitutional assembly suspended its work due to political tension. Constitutional protection has proven necessary in Tunisia, where the government has imprisoned and fined journalists for libel and defamation and has even tried some in a military court. In protest against attacks on freedom of expression, journalists organized general strikes calling for the implementation of decree 115 that prohibits the imprisonment of journalists in relation to their work. In May, the government established the High Independent Authority for Audiovisual Communication, a self-regulatory body for the media.]]>
Blog: Tunisia constitution needs stronger free press guarantees tag:cpj.org,2014:/blog//8.226032014-01-16T21:55:23Z2014-01-17T16:17:01ZHuman rights groups and legislators are praising the third and final draft of Tunisia's new constitution as one of the most liberal charters in the Arab world--and for being arrived at by a remarkably consensual process among political parties, especially if compared with neighboring Egypt and Libya....Shaimaa Abu Elkhir/CPJ Middle East & North Africa Representative
Human
rights groups and legislators are praising the third and final draft of Tunisia's new constitution as
one of the most liberal charters in the Arab world--and for being arrived at by
a remarkably consensual process among political parties, especially if compared
with neighboring Egypt and Libya. ]]>
Tunisian journalist jailed for filming attack on officialtag:cpj.org,2013://1.222142013-08-29T17:30:42Z2013-08-29T19:19:03ZNew York, August 29, 2013--Tunisian authorities should release a journalist and drop charges against him for allegedly conspiring to commit violence against a government official, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Mourad Meherzi, a photographer for the local online TV channel Astrolabe, could face up to five years in...Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 29,
2013--Tunisian authorities should release a journalist and drop charges against him for
allegedly conspiring to commit violence against a government official, the
Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Mourad Meherzi, a photographer for
the local online TV channel Astrolabe,
could face up to five years in jail, according to news reports. ]]>
Journalists attacked and threatened in Tunisiatag:cpj.org,2013://1.221202013-08-05T14:11:40Z2013-08-05T15:09:34ZSeveral Tunisian journalists reported being harassed, threatened, and attacked during the three-day protests following the July 25, 2013, assassination of opposition leader Mohamed al-Barahmi, according to local journalists and news reports....Committee to Protect Journalists
Several Tunisian journalists reported being harassed, threatened,
and attacked during the three-day protests following the July 25, 2013,
assassination of opposition leader Mohamed al-Barahmi, according to local
journalists and news reports. ]]>
Attacks on the Press in 2012: Tunisiatag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.205632013-02-14T05:05:40Z2013-02-04T18:13:52ZTwo years after the revolution that overthrew Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, press freedom in Tunisia slid backward. Since the newly elected government assumed office in January, the authorities took several worrying steps that included the appointment of government allies as new heads of state television, radio, and print outlets. In...Committee to Protect Journalists
Two years after the revolution that overthrew Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, press freedom in Tunisia slid backward. Since the newly elected government assumed office in January, the authorities took several worrying steps that included the appointment of government allies as new heads of state television, radio, and print outlets. In April, three journalists were beaten while covering a protest, and in July, police officers attacked two journalists who were filming a collision involving a police cruiser and a train. In August, the authorities issued an arrest warrant for the head of a private television station, a Ben Ali ally who also hosted a satirical show mocking current government figures. In February, the authorities detained and fined three journalists for publishing a nude photo. Journalists said the government was ignoring two media laws adopted in November 2011 that were modeled on international press freedom standards, instead enforcing the previous, repressive laws. Members of the National Authority to Reform Information and Communication, a special commission set up to bring about media reforms, resigned en masse in July citing the government's lack of commitment to press freedom.]]>
Attacks on the Press: Journalism and Religiontag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.204862013-02-14T05:04:33Z2013-03-14T14:25:15ZEditors think twice, reporters do not dig deeply, columnists choose words carefully. By Jean-Paul Marthoz...Committee to Protect Journalists
Editors think twice, reporters do not dig deeply, columnists choose words carefully.
By Jean-Paul Marthoz

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Blog: Receding hopes for press freedom in Tunisia tag:cpj.org,2012:/blog//8.204382012-09-25T18:40:40Z2012-09-28T15:11:46Z These days, press freedom in Tunisia feels ever more distant. Many journalists believed that media freedoms, which were virtually nonexistent under former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, would grow after his ouster. During the aftermath of the December 2010 uprising, an independent press blossomed and special commissions were set...Dahlia El Zein/ CPJ Middle East and North Africa Research Associate

These days, press freedom in Tunisia feels ever more distant.

Many journalists believed that media freedoms, which were virtually
nonexistent under former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, would grow after
his ouster. During the aftermath of the December 2010 uprising, an independent
press blossomed
and special commissions were set up to reform the media sector. But since the elected
government took office nine months ago, the tide has slowly reversed.

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Arrest warrant issued for Tunisian TV directortag:cpj.org,2012://1.203352012-08-29T16:48:46Z2012-08-29T17:07:52Z New York, August 29, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about an arrest warrant issued against the head of a Tunisian television station, whose news and programming are often seen as critical of the current government....Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, August 29, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists is
concerned about an arrest warrant issued against the head of a Tunisian
television station, whose news and programming are often seen as critical of the
current government.

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Two Tunisian journalists attacked by police officerstag:cpj.org,2012://1.201752012-07-23T17:03:09Z2012-11-12T16:47:58ZTwo Tunisian journalists working for a local TV station were attacked by police officers on July 23, 2012, as they reported on the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to news reports....Committee to Protect Journalists
Two Tunisian journalists working for a local TV station were
attacked by police officers on July 23, 2012, as they reported on the Muslim holy
month of Ramadan, according to news reports. ]]>
Police attack Tunisian journalists covering protesttag:cpj.org,2012://1.190332012-04-10T21:24:51Z2012-04-10T22:10:42Z New York, April 10, 2012--Tunisian authorities must immediately investigate attacks against journalists covering a Martyrs' Day protest in the Tunisian capital on Monday, the first series of anti-press attacks that the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented in three months, CPJ said today....Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, April 10, 2012--Tunisian authorities must
immediately investigate attacks against journalists covering a Martyrs' Dayprotest in the Tunisian capital on Monday,
the first series of anti-press attacks that the Committee to Protect Journalists
has documented in three months, CPJ said today.

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Attacks on the Press in 2011: Regulating the Internettag:cpj.org,2012://1.176462012-02-22T04:36:01Z2012-02-19T23:33:44Z Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing penal codes to the online world, but they can easily be broadened to criminalize standard journalistic practices. By Danny O'Brien...Committee to Protect Journalists

Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing penal codes to the online world, but they can easily be broadened to criminalize standard journalistic practices. By Danny O'Brien

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Attacks on the Press in 2011: Evolution in Journalist Securitytag:cpj.org,2012://1.176482012-02-22T04:34:01Z2012-02-19T23:37:17Z The danger of covering violent street protests has become a significant risk for journalists, alongside combat and targeted killings. Sexual assault, organized crime, and digital vulnerability are also hazards. The security industry is struggling to keep up. By Frank Smyth...Committee to Protect Journalists

The danger of covering violent street protests has become a significant risk for journalists, alongside combat and targeted killings. Sexual assault, organized crime, and digital vulnerability are also hazards. The security industry is struggling to keep up. By Frank Smyth

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Attacks on the Press: From Uprisings, Trends to Watchtag:cpj.org,2012://1.176592012-02-22T04:20:01Z2012-02-21T16:56:31Z The Middle East's political shifts changed conditions for journalists dramatically. The emerging trends favor free expression, but are filled with ambiguity and depend on the political configurations to emerge after the revolutionary dust has settled. By Mohamed Abdel Dayem...Committee to Protect Journalists

The Middle East's political shifts changed conditions for journalists dramatically. The emerging trends favor free expression, but are filled with ambiguity and depend on the political configurations to emerge after the revolutionary dust has settled. By Mohamed Abdel Dayem

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Attacks on the Press in 2011: Journalists Killedtag:cpj.org,2012://1.176632012-02-21T21:37:14Z2012-02-20T14:29:07ZMurders decline, but fatalities rise during coverage of protests. Photographers and freelancers pay an especially high price. Pakistan is the world's most dangerous nation....Committee to Protect Journalists
Murders decline, but fatalities rise during coverage of protests. Photographers and freelancers pay an especially high price. Pakistan is the world's most dangerous nation.]]>
Attacks on the Press in 2011: Tunisiatag:cpj.org,2012://1.175712012-02-21T05:11:00Z2015-05-15T00:22:40Z The press enjoyed new freedom after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in January amid widespread protests, although a photographer was killed covering the unrest. The release of veteran journalist Fahem Boukadous after several months in prison was welcome news for a press corps accustomed to continued harassment...Committee to Protect Journalists
The press enjoyed new freedom after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in January amid widespread protests, although a photographer was killed covering the unrest. The release of veteran journalist Fahem Boukadous after several months in prison was welcome news for a press corps accustomed to continued harassment and detention during Ben Ali's 23-yearreign. News media were able to report freely during parliamentary elections in October; no major press freedom violations were reported during the voting. But throughout the year, journalists were still vulnerable to assault. In May, plainclothes police attacked several local and international journalists who were covering anti-government demonstrations. Licenses were issued to more than 100 new publications during the year, but some vestiges of censorship lingered. Hannibal TV, a station owned by a Ben Ali relative, was forced off the air for more than three hours in January.
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Tunisia arrests three journalists over nude phototag:cpj.org,2012://1.186872012-02-16T22:28:34Z2012-02-16T23:26:13ZNew York, February 16, 2012--Three Tunisian journalists were arrested Wednesday for publishing a nude photo in a Tunisian daily, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to release them immediately....Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, February 16, 2012--Three Tunisian journalists were
arrested Wednesday for publishing a nude photo in a Tunisian daily, according
to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to
release them immediately. ]]>
Tunisian court should drop prison term given to journalisttag:cpj.org,2012://1.184302012-02-06T19:04:40Z2012-02-06T19:13:14ZNew York, February 6, 2012--A Tunisian appeals court should throw out the prison sentence against journalist Abdel Aziz al-Jaridi at a February 10 hearing and authorities should use his case as an opportunity to break from the repressive practices of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's era, the Committee to Protect...Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, February 6, 2012--A Tunisian appeals court should throw
out the prison sentence against journalist Abdel Aziz al-Jaridi at a February
10 hearing and authorities should use his case as an opportunity to break from the
repressive practices of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's era, the Committee to Protect
Journalists said today. ]]>
Blog: Tunisian media: One year after the revolutiontag:cpj.org,2012:/blog//8.183762012-01-23T18:42:29Z2012-01-23T22:47:23ZThe doses of freedom that the Tunisian revolution injected into national media have not been sufficient to revive it after decades of systematic destruction. It is not surprising that our evaluation of media one year after the tyrant fell reveals more negativity and pessimism....Fahem Boukadous/Guest blogger
The doses of freedom that the Tunisian revolution injected
into national media have not been sufficient to revive it after decades of
systematic destruction. It is not surprising that our evaluation of media one
year after the tyrant fell reveals more negativity and pessimism. ]]>